Chair, Pasadena Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section, 2024
Past Chair, Advisor (previously Vice Chair, Secretary, Committee Member), Executive Committee, California Lawyers Association (formerly State Bar of California) Labor and Employment Law Section, 2023
Editor-in-Chief, State Bar of California Labor & Employment Law Review (2013-2016); Executive Editor (2016-present), 2023
Executive Committee, Los Angeles County Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section (2013-present), 2023
Vice President (2017-2019), Committee Member (2015-2017), Yale Law School Alumni Association, 2019
Board of Trustees, Children's Center at Caltech (2015-2018), 2018
Honors/Awards:
Selected to U.S News & World Report Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law-Individuals., Best Lawyers in America, Employment Law-Individuals, 2019-2024, U.S News & World Report, 2024
2015-2024 , Pasadena Magazine Top Attorney, Pasadena Magazine, 2024
Educational Background:
London School of Economics -- Master of Science, with Merits, Gender & Social Policy, 2001
University of California--Berkeley, Walter A. Haas School of Business -- Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Highest Honors, 2000
Leave As a Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Fair Employment and Housing Act, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2011
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
Speaker, Speaker, Employment Law 101, California Lawyers Association, New Employment Law Practitioner 2024 Conference, 2024
Speaker, Speaker, 2023 Employment Law Legislative Review, California Lawyers Association, 2023
Speaker, Speaker, What’s New in Work: Perspectives on New 2023 California Employment Laws, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2023
Speaker, Speaker, Employment Law 101, California Lawyers Association, New Employment Law Practitioner 2023 Conference, 2023
Speaker, Speaker, Pregnancy Discrimination in 2022: A Continuing Trend, the Psychological Impacts and Potential Corrective Measures, Beverly Hills Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, 2022
Speaker, Competition and Cooperation; Preparing for Mediation; Doing the Dance and Cutting to the Chase, California Lawyers Association, Advanced Mediation Conference, 2022
Speaker, Speaker, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), California Employment Lawyers Association 35th Annual Conference, 2022
Speaker, Speaker, Whistleblower Deep Dive, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, Annual Convention, 2022
Speaker, Speaker, Top 10 Ways The Interactive Process Breaks Down: Navigating a Perilous Path to Successful Accommodations, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor and Employment Law Section, Annual Symposium, 2022
Speaker, Speaker, Autoimmune Disease and Employment Rights: An Update, Lupus LA, 2022
Speaker, Speaker, New Employment Law Practitioner 2022 Conference, California Lawyers Association, 2022
WLALA CLE presentation., Moderator, Using the Law to Fight Antisemitism, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles, 2021
California Lawyers Association, 2021 Employment Law Legislative Update, Speaker, 2021 Employment Law Legislative Update, California Lawyers Association, 2021
Speaker, Speaker, New Labor and Employment Laws Passed in 2021, KALW, 2021
Speaker, Employment Law 101, California Lawyers Association, New Employment Law Practitioner 2021 Conference, 2021
Speaker, 2020 Is Done: What’s New In 2021?, Consumer Attorneys Association of Los Angeles, 2021
Speaker, Combating Workplace Sexual Harassment, East Area Progressive Democrats, 2020
Speaker, California Employment Law Legislative Update, California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, 2020
Speaker, Supreme Court Roundup: What Companies Need to Know, Pasadena Bar Association, 2020
Speaker, Sexual Harassment, Abuse of Power and Accountability in the LGBTQ Community and the #MeToo Era, Uptown Gay & Lesbian Alliance, 2020
Speaker, Disability Rights and Leave Protections As We Navigate a Safe Return to Work, Lupus LA, 2020
Moderator, The Secret of My Success: Insights from Top Trial Lawyers, California Lawyers Association 36th Labor & Employment Law Section Annual Meeting, 2019
Panelist, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), California Employment Lawyers Association 32nd Annual Conference, 2019
Panelist, Leaves of Absence, California Lawyers Association Employment Law 101–Fundamentals for New Employment Law Practitioners, 2020
Panelist, California Employment Law Legislative Update, California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, 2019
Speaker, Discussing pregnancy discrimination and retaliation, KPCC Airtalk, 2019
Guest Speaker, Senate Bill 188, the CROWN Act, AirTalk On KPCC, 2019
Panelist, Leave of Absense Compliance, California Lawyers Association Employment Law 101 Conference, 2019
Panelist, Legal Update, 2018 Annual Employment Roundtable Of Southern California Conference, 2018
Panelist, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), California Employment Lawyers Associate 31st Annual Conference, 2018
Panelist, Sexual Harassment Law After #MeToo, California Lawyers Association Annual Meeting, 2018
Panelist, Naughty Clients, Ethical Laywers (What To Do When Your Client Does Something Bad), California Lawyers Association Labor And Employment Law Section Annual Conference, 2018
panelist, Harassment, Discrimination & Retaliation and Leave Compliance, California Lawyers Association Employment Law 101 Conference, 2018
Guest Speaker, Targeted Job Ads on Facebook, AirTalk On KPCC, 2017
Speaker, Understanding the New Parent Leave Act, State Bar Of California Labor And Employment Law Section Webinar, 2017
Panelist, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), The California Employment Lawyers Association 30th Annual Conference, 2017
Panelist, 2017 Employment Institute - "Mediating Employment Discrimination Cases in Changing Times", Southern California Mediation Association, 2017
Panelist, The 50 Cases You Need to Know to Obtain and Oppose Summary Judgment, Los Angeles County Bar Association Labor And Employment Law Section, 37th Annual Labor And Employment Law Symposium, 2017
Panelist, "I'm Finally Ready!" When Employees Return to Work After Long Medical Leaves, Employment Roundtable Of Southern California, 2017
Panelist, Competition and Cooperation; Doing the Dance and Cutting to the Chase, State Bar Of California Advanced Mediation Conference, 2016
The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), California Employment Lawyers Association, Annual Conference, 2016
Here We Go Again! Common Discovery Issues with No Easy Answers, Los Angeles County Bar Association, Labor & Employment Annual Retreat & Section Meeting, 2016
Bulletproof Deposition Preparation Techniques for the Plaintiff Employee, State Bar Of California Annual Conference, 2015
The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), State Bar Of California Annual Conference, 2015
The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), California Employment Lawyers Association 28th Annual Conference, 2015
Equality in Work, UN Women-L.A. Chapter, HeForShe Event, 2015
Traps for the Unwary: Top 10 Trickiest Issues in Litigating Disability Cases, State Bar Of CA Labor & Employment Law Annual Conference, 2015
Panelist, 2014: In Review and In Perspective, Los Angeles County Bar Association Labor And Employment Law Symposium, 2015
Speaker, Nuts and Bolts of an Employment Practice, State Bar Of California Labor And Employment Law Section, 2015
Panelist, Conducting Depositions of Plaintiffs and Defendants, Bridgeport Continuing Education, 2014
Panelist, The Year In Review (Top Employment Cases), California Employment Lawyers Association, 2014
Panelist, Pre-litigation Investigation and Preparing the Complaint, Bridgeport Continuing Education, 2014
Panelist, Pregnancy and Beyond: Understanding Workplace Accommodation, Leave, and Lactation Rights, Orange County Bar Association Labor And Employment Section, 2014
Panelist, How to Do the Things You Love and Become a Leader in Law, California Employment Lawyers Association, 2014
Moderator, Practical Litigation Strategies and Ethical Concerns Post-Harris, State Bar Of California, Labor And Employment Law Section 31st Annual Meeting, 2014
Panelist, Marketing Your Law Practice (with ethics credit), California Employment Lawyers Association, 2014
Panelist, Taking Your Career to the Next Level: 20 Tips from the New Generation of Labor & Employment Lawyers, Los Angeles County Bar Association Labor And Employment Law Section Annual Symposium, 2013
Panelist, 2012 Annual ERTSC Conference -- Cyberspace and the Workplace, 2012
Panelist, Advanced Topics in Complex Leave of Absence Issues, ABA National Conference On Equal Employment Opportunity Law, 2012
Panelist, Nuts and Bolts: Disability Discrimination, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2011
Panelist, FMLA Fundamentals, American Bar Association, Fifth Annual Labor And Employment Law Conference, 2011
Moderator, Will the Real Employer Please Stand Up?, California Employment Lawyers Association, 2011
Moderator, Whom Do You Sue? Exploring Joint Employers, Integrated Enterprises, and Other Multi-Employer Relationships, Los Angeles County Bar Association, 2011